Top 10 Android Apps For January 2014

When it comes to apps, Android dominates the market without a doubt. Besides being the most used operating system, be it smartphones or tablets, Android also possesses the biggest stock pile of apps when compared with iOS and Windows. So just in case you are confused which app to download on your Android smartphone this month, here are some suggestions -

1. BBC iPlayer

The news curating giant BBC produces phenomenal content all round the year, be it TV or radio. With this amazing BBC iPlayer app you can download almost all the BBC (TV and radio) programmes. You even have the choice to download and save it for future reference. It allows you to keep the downloaded content for up to 30 days and also have the option to delete selected content within 7 days after your first play to prevent internal storage shortage. The app is free and can be downloaded from Google play store.

2. Flipboard

This one is for the news enthusiasts. Flipboard custom tailors news from the topics you have been interested in lately. Using this you can subscribe to categories like entertainment, technology, science and Flipboard will bring you collated news from all the major sources available. Flipboard also organizes your favorite content in the form of a magazine, though it also enables you to search for specific news. You can save the news and make your own news magazine to share with friends. Flipboard eliminates the need to visit different news websites and newspaper specific app for daily news.

3. Pulse

Pulse puts together all your favourite publications into one place. It conveniently lets you read a snippet of the story first rather than directing you to the whole story. Pulse also lets you check what headlines appear on different websites in one go eliminating the need to go back and forth.

4. Amazon Kindle

It's a myth that you need to own a Kindle to use the Amazon Kindle app. This Android app can turn your smartphone into your very own eReader. You just need to have an Amazon account and you can then browse the Kindle bookstore from your Android device. Kindle lets you read books in full color and high definition. Besides this, The app also lets you change the font size and adjust the margins and line spacing. Just incase you own a kindle as well, you can sync your entire library to your Android device.

5. Shazam

Just in case you like a song and are unable to know what the song is called or who the artist is, then just use Shazam. Switch on the app, place your phone in front of the speakers and let it imbibe the song. After a couple of seconds Shazam will give you all the information regarding the song, namely - name, artist, label, release date and etc.

6. Flickr

Flickr is the only photo sharing app that gives you a free terabyte of space when you first sign up. Besides organizing all your photos according to the location, name, etc, it also allows you to edit your images. You can choose from a plethora of edit filters when you upload them as well. It also allows you to directly upload photos to social media networks.

7. Bump

Just when Google thought that sharing files via Bluetooth was too mainstream, they invented Bump. Bump allows you to share files just by bumping two android devices. Bump does this without using the NFC technology. Both the Android devices need to have Bump installed and should have the same Wi-Fi network. So, just bump your phones together and share files.

8. Mx Player

Mx Player supports a wide range of file formats all thanks to its extensive number of codecs. You can zoom to change the aspect ratio and resize video to fit the screen. The best thing is that if your phone switches off while watching a film or video, MX Player will remember where it stopped when you return to the app.

9. Dropbox

Dropbox is one of the best cloud storage services available at the moment. The Free version gives you 2GB but this can be amplified to 18GB. Your files can be synced together if you have Dropbox installed on your other devices as well and can be made available on any device. It's the best way to transfer your files quickly between your mobile and home PC or any other gadgets.

10. Google Drive

Google Drive is another cloud storage service. Though Google recently revamped it and now you get 15GB of free storage space instead of 5GB on your first sign up. This is more than what you get with Dropbox. The best thing is that it allows you to create and edit new documents straight from your phone and save it on other devices. Another amazing thing is that it lets you edit your documents offline as well. You can even print your documents directly using Google Cloud Print as well.